Houston Rockets edged San Antonio Spurs 114-110, improve to 2-0

The Houston Rockets edged the San Antonio Spurs 114-110 on the road Friday at Moody Center.

The margin of victory was 4 points, and the two teams combined for 224 points. The win moves the Rockets to 2-0 on the season.

The Spurs fall to 0-2.

In the standings, the Rockets sit 6th in the Western Conference, while the Spurs are 13th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Rockets are scoring 121 points per game and allowing 110, while the Spurs are scoring 107 and allowing 115. That gives the Rockets the better point differential, +22 to -16.

Up next, the Rockets visit the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, October 24. The Spurs visit the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, October 24.

The 224 combined points were below the 226.5 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Houston Rockets 114, San Antonio Spurs 110
• Margin: 4 points · Combined: 224 points
• Rockets: 2-0 overall · 1-0 at home · 1-0 on the road · last 2: W-W
• Spurs: 0-2 overall · 0-2 at home · 0-0 on the road · last 2: L-L
• Venue: Moody Center

Every NBA team plays 82 regular-season games. The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs directly, while teams seeded seventh through tenth meet in the Play-In Tournament for the final two spots.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0), Portland Trail Blazers (2-0), Los Angeles Lakers (2-0), Oklahoma City Thunder (2-0), Memphis Grizzlies (2-0).

Follow both clubs on the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs team pages, check the latest NBA standings and scores, or compare them head-to-head on the Rockets vs Spurs page. Scores and records in this report come from official league data and update automatically.

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